Acting

9 Blockbuster Films Breaking Gender Norms
December 7, 2018 | Acting

9 Blockbuster Films Breaking Gender Norms

Gender equality in Hollywood (as well as everything else) has been an important issue for 2018, and while the results haven’t been as clear-cut as many would like, there have…

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How to Find an Acting Agent: 8 Tips
November 30, 2018 | Acting

How to Find an Acting Agent: 8 Tips

Among many other duties and responsibilities, talent agents have the important function of booking and connecting their clients to roles and auditions. While being proactive comes with the territory, there’s…

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4 Essential Poses for Actor Headshots
November 9, 2018 | Acting

4 Essential Poses for Actor Headshots

Every actor needs headshots, and often it’s a good idea to have more than one look or pose. But which poses? When getting your headshots done, it is very important…

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What Life as a Swing, Understudy, or Standby is Like
November 2, 2018 | Acting

What Life as a Swing, Understudy, or Standby is Like

In theatre, we have what we call: a swing, an understudy and a standby. Three distinct, respected functions. There can a handful of these actors in the same shows for…

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Playing Yourself vs. Method Acting
October 5, 2018 | Acting

Playing Yourself vs. Method Acting

Method acting — the art of turning completely into your character while playing a scene — is a tried and true, well, method, for acting in a scene. But it’s…

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How To Transition from Screen Acting to Stage Acting
September 28, 2018 | How To's

How To Transition from Screen Acting to Stage Acting

To the untrained eye, acting is acting, regardless of where it takes place or who is present; which is to say that one might assume an incredibly successful and talented…

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Why YouTube is an Actor’s Best Friend
September 21, 2018 | Acting

Why YouTube is an Actor’s Best Friend

In our fast-paced world, actors have to find new ways of marketing themselves to agents, casting directors, their audience, and everyone in between. It used to be that actors were…

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5 Actors Honored On TIME 100 List
September 14, 2018 | Acting

5 Actors Honored On TIME 100 List

Every year, Time magazine releases a list of the 100 most influential people in the world. This list is not a measure of power or a collection of milestones completed…

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Actors With the Best Fake Accents in Films
August 3, 2018 | Acting

Actors With the Best Fake Accents in Films

Props, costumes, production sets, and CGI can only do so much to transport audiences to a different time and place; the rest of the work lies in the actor’s ability…

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